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    The Rust Programming Language

    backend
    book
    mdbook
    rust
    rust-programming-language
    Rust
    NOASSERTION
    18.4K stars
    4.2K forks
    18.4K GitHub watchers
    Updated Oct 13, 2026
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    Where it stands

    Rank, growth pace and release cadence relative to everything GStars tracks.

    Ranks #82 among Backend repositories tracked this week, and #82 over the last 30 days; #226 of 2,531 repositories GStars tracks this week (top 9%).

    No releases in the last 90 days; the most recent was 298 days ago, with 433 contributors on GitHub.

    Peaked at #37 in the weekly ranking the week of Dec 21, its best in the past year.

    Use Cases & Benefits

    • Provides the official comprehensive book for learning the Rust programming language.
    • Offers up-to-date, authoritative Rust language guidance aligned with stable, beta, and nightly Rust releases.
    • Use for beginners seeking a structured, in-depth introduction to Rust programming concepts and syntax.
    • Use for experienced developers needing a reliable reference for advanced Rust features like async programming.
    • Use for educators and trainers creating Rust curriculum or teaching materials based on a canonical source.

    Should you depend on it?

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    License

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    • README: present
    • Contributing guide: present

    Watch-outs

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    From the README

    This repository contains the source of "The Rust Programming Language" book.

    You can also read the book for free online. Please see the book as shipped with the latest stable, beta, or nightly Rust releases. Be aware that issues in those versions may have been fixed in this repository already, as those releases are updated less frequently.

    See the releases to download just the code of all the code listings that appear in the book.

    The output will be in the book subdirectory. To check it out, open it in your web browser.

    Excerpt from the rust-lang/book README on GitHub (NOASSERTION license). © its authors.Read the full README on GitHub

    Daily snapshots

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    Forks

    4.2K+73

    Open issues

    452+36

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